Congratulations and best wishes, Cardinal Ouellet

Today, the Holy Father announced the appointment of Cardinal Marc Ouellet as Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.

When I first heard the rumors, I knew they were true. Call it a word of knowledge, perhaps a woman's intuition. I just knew.

This is great news for the Universal Church. Sad news for Canada and Quebec.

Here are some of my favorites pictures of him that I've taken over the years. The one at the top was taken in his office in Quebec after I interviewed him there for a profile that ran in advance of the Eucharistic Congress.

One shows him climbing Parliament Hill in the rain during the 2009 March for Life.

There's a beautiful tribute video at ECDT.TV

Looks like I can embed it here.


Here's a link to a profile I did of him in 2008.